In pictures - Liverpool v Napoli and Lech Poznan v Manchester City

Liverpool co-owner John Henry has brought his partner Linda Pizzuti along to the match at Anfield tonight. Looks like she's just spotted the banner some Liverpool fans have created which berates Napoli for the cleanliness of their city - "Usate acqua e sapone" it says ... "Use water and soap". How nice Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

David Ngog (pictured) and Milan Jovanovic are leading Liverpool's attack. Fernando Torres and Joe Cole are absent and Steven Gerrard is only on the bench Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Napoli take the lead in the 28th minute when Ezequiel Lavezzi breaks free through the centre and slots the ball beyond Pepe Reina Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

It's turning into another nightmare evening for Roy Hodgson Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

There's only one solution - bring on the cavalry (Gerrard, to be precise). The Liverpool captain is straight into the thick of the action challenging Napoli's Micele Pazienza Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Gerrard's tenacity and intuition pay off as he latches onto a soft back-pass and bundles the ball into the net. It's 1-1 with 15 minutes remaining Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Two minutes from time, Glen Johnson earns a penalty for Liverpool having marauded into the box from the right flank. Gerrard steps up to take it, and scores! Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Barely sixty seconds later and the hat-trick is complete - Gerrard dinks the ball over Morgan De Sanctis, the Napoli goalkeeper, to cap a stunning turnaround Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Meanwhile ... Roberto Mancini's bubble has been burst this week by allegations of unrest within his squad. A comprehensive victory tonight might help to scotch the rumours Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images

But City go a goal down in the 30th minute when, against the run of play, Dimitrije Injac beats Shay Given with a low shot. Injac is then congratulated by Artjoms Rudnevs (left) and Sergei Krivets (right) Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images

Aleksandar Kolarov of Manchester City holds off Jakub Wilk Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images

Six minutes after the interval, Emmanuel Adebayor stabs in an equaliser for Manchester City Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images

Substitute David Silva is denied by the crossbar as City press for the winner. Then, in a moment of calamity four minutes from time, Dedryck Boyata heads the ball against his opponent Manuel Arboleda and it rebounds into the corner of the goal to give Poznan the advantage Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images

A crisp strike in injury time from Mateusz Mozdzen hands Poznan an unexpected 3-1 win Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

Adebayor trudges off at the final whistle. That's now three successive defeats in all competitions for City Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images